>A common argument in populist writing is to say "since X is commonly done very poorly, X is therefore a bad idea altogether" I'd say "since it's a bad idea, i

>A common argument in populist writing is to say "since X is commonly done very poorly, X is therefore a bad idea altogether" I'd say "since it's a bad idea, it is therefore commonly done very poorly" instead. It's not a demonstration, but a cue.